Killer Instinct

Season 1

Detective Jack Hale works for the San Francisco Police Department Deviant Crimes Division, which means he investigates unusual crimes. He has a special insight into criminals because his father is a serial killer. His partner is Danielle Carter. His boss is Lt. Cavanaugh.

Where to Watch Season 1

13 Episodes

Pilot
E1
Episode 1PilotAfter taking a leave of absence following the death of his partner, Detective Jack Hale returns to duty to investigate the deaths of young women, paralyzed by spider bites before being killed in their beds.
Five Easy Pieces
E2
Episode 2Five Easy PiecesDetective Jack Hale meets his “real” partner, Detective Danielle Carter, after learning Lyford was a plant by Lt. Cavanaugh to ensure he was ready to return to the toughest unit of the S.F.P.D. While Hale is getting to know and trust his new rookie partner, he and Carter must contend with a murderer who seems to be taking back the life-saving gifts from organ donor recipients. Not only are they in a race against time to stop this bizarre pattern of murders, but they also are beginning to realize that the motives for a crime can expose the monsters that may lurk just beneath the surface of all of us.
13 going on 30
E3
Episode 313 going on 30Episode summary coming soon.
O Brother, Where Art Thou
E4
Episode 4O Brother, Where Art ThouThe squad has difficulty untangling the murders of a pair of twins, because all clues point in the same impossible direction. Meanwhile, Hale is thrown off balance when he becomes responsible for someone besides himself.
Die Like an Egyptian
E5
Episode 5Die Like an EgyptianDetective Danielle Carter learns more about the definition of a deviant crime, she and Hale continue to forge their relationship as partners, and despite Haleâ€™s best efforts, he is beginning to warm to her. Meanwhile, Hale and Carter are thrust into the dark underworld of Egyptian mythology as bizarre crimes involving ancient hieroglyphs and rituals have the D.C.U. on a hunt for one personâ€™s quest for the impossible.
Who's Your Daddy
E6
Episode 6Who's Your DaddyJack Hale is reminded of a past he had hoped to forget when a copy-cat murderer forces him to reconnect with the one man he hoped never to see again. Meanwhile, Detective Carter and Lieutenant Cavanaugh are torn between their desire to protect Hale from his demons and letting those demons fuel his determination.
Game Over
E7
Episode 7Game OverWhen Lt. Ray Cavanaugh is faced with the possibility that he convicted the wrong person for a crime, he and his team are thrust into the obsessive world of gaming and the deviant way in which players are reenacting murder scenes from their favorite video games.
Forget me not?
E8
Episode 8Forget me not?Keeping Detective Jack Hale and Detective Danielle Carter from solving a killing spree is a victim who survived the attack but canâ€™t remember anything about it. What the D.C.U. doesnâ€™t realize is that the victim holds more in his mind than just the memory of who tried to kill him.
Shake Rattle & Roll
E9
Episode 9Shake Rattle & RollHale and Carter discover the strange world of earthquake chasers when dead bodies start turning up at Bay Area epicenters (of which there are many). Playing cards, dominoes, checkers and chess pieces are found near the bodies.
She's the Bomb
E10
Episode 10She's the BombWhilst at a wedding, Carter witnesses the first in a chain of deaths that confuse the Deviant Crime Unit and the bomb squad. As little evidence for the cause of deaths is left at the scenes of the crimes, both departments are stuck for answers. There is a twist when Jack and Carter soon discover that everything was not as it originally seemed.
While You Were Sleeping
E11
Episode 11While You Were SleepingChloe Middledorf is murdered whilst at a university sleep clinic, Jack Hale and Danielle Carter from the Deviant Crime Unit investigate, although they suspect the professor of the research, they soon realise that he is not guilty of using objects found at the crime scene to murder the girl.
Love Hurts
E12
Episode 12Love HurtsBefore your partner manages to hook up with someone else, you must win by killing their unlucky new friend. The Deviant Crime Unit investigates as husband and wife take playing a game to the extreme.
Fifteen Minutes of Flame
E13
Episode 13Fifteen Minutes of FlameA madman gives victims 15 minutes to find a key which will save their lives, all so that he can earn money from an online business. Detective Jack Hale is left to deal with the case himself after one of Danielle Carters plans backfires, and she finds herself in a dangerous situation.